Your complete directory of Wisconsin candidates for Governor, State Cabinet, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline: July 8, 2008
Primary: September 9, 2008

This page was last updated on May 10, 2008

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Jim Doyle (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Rick Graber (R) - US Ambassador to Czech Republic, Ex-State GOP Chair & Attorney
Bill McCoshen (R) - Ex-State Commerce Secretary, Ex-Gubernatorial Chief of Staff & Lobbyist
Tommy Thompson (R) - Ex-Governor, Ex-US Health Secretary, Ex-State Assemblyman & '08 Presidential Candidate
Scott Walker (R) - Milwaukee County Executive & Ex-State Assemblyman

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Barbara Lawton (D)* - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
J.B. Van Hollen (R)* - (Campaign Site)

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Doug LaFollette (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE TREASURER:
Dawn Marie Sass (D)*

STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION:
(Note: Superintendent is officially a non-partisan post. Next Election in 2009.)
Elizabeth "Libby" Burmaster (D)*

U.S. SENATOR:

Herb Kohl (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2012.

Russ Feingold (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2010.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Paul Ryan (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Paulette Garin (D) - Teacher & Accounting Student
Steve Herr (D) - Businessman, Farmer, Ex-Railroad Industry Executive & '06 Candidate
Marge Krupp (D) - Chemical Engineer & Progressive Activist
Jeff Thomas (D) - Surgeon, Ex-Janesville City Councilman & Frequent Candidate

District 2:
Tammy Baldwin (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Dave Redick (R) - Businessman, Engineer, Ex-Libertarian Party State Chair & Frequent Candidate

District 3:
Ron Kind (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 4:
Gwen Moore (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 5:
Jim Sensenbrenner (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Jim Burkee (R) - College Professor

District 6:
Tom Petri (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Ken Kratz (R) - Calumet County Distroct Attorney
Roger Kittelson (D) - Dairy Marketing Specialist

District 7:
Dave Obey (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Dan Mielke (R) - Farmer & '06 Portage County Executive Candidate

District 8:
Steve Kagen (D)* - (Campaign Site)
John Gard (R) - Ex-State Assembly Speaker & '06 Nominee

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Green Party of Wisconsin
Libertarian Party of Wisconsin
Progressive Dane (state affiliate of The New Party)
Wisconsin Republican Party
Socialist Party of Wisconsin

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

State Elections Board

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Appleton Post-Crescent
Ashland Daily Press
Beloit Daily News
Chippewa Herald
CNI Newspapers (23 suburban Milwaukee newspapers)
Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
Fond du Lac Reporter
Green Bay News-Chronicle
Janesville Gazette
Kenosha News
LaCrosse Tribune
Madison Capital Times
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter
Madison Isthmus (Alternative)
Marshfield News-Herald
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Greater Milwaukee Today
Oshkosh Northwestern
Racine Journal Times
Sheboygan Press
Stevens Point Journal
Superior Daily Telegram
Watertown Daily Times
Wausau Daily Herald
The Wheeler Report (Politics)
WISC TV-3 (CBS - Madison) / Channel 3000
Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison)
WisconsinVote.org
WisInfo.com
WisPolitics.com
Wisconsin Radio Network
WKOW TV-27 (ABC - Madison)